‘Adolescence' Passes ‘Stranger Things 4' as 4th Most Watched Netflix Original Series of All Time
'Adolescence' continues to make Netflix history. The limited series starring Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper is now the second most-watched English language Netflix series of all time. Overall, the series is also the fourth most-watched Netflix original series to date, putting it behind only 'Squid Game' and 'Wednesday.'
The four-episode series pushed out 'Stranger Things 4' to secure the spot, which saw 140.7 views in its first 91 days of availability. So far, 'Adolesence' has accumulated 141.2 million views.
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